US EditionDurant Passes Jordan, Then Thompson Tips in the Winner in Rockets' 123-122 Victory over Heat
Kevin Durant scored 27 points to surpass Michael Jordan with 32,293 career points, becoming fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list during a playoff push, NBA.com reported.
- On March 21 the NBA announced Kevin Durant passed Michael Jordan to take fifth on the all-time scoring list with 32,293 career points.
- Leading into the weekend, NBA.com tracked Durant as 26 points away on Saturday from passing Michael Jordan, making the milestone a key storyline.
- Durant scored 27 points in the game, shooting 9/17, and a late 3-pointer after back-to-back threes pushed him past Jordan before Amen Thompson's buzzer-tip ended the game.
- Only four players remain ahead of Durant on the list: LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant, whose 33,643 points are the next target, as the Rockets continue their playoff push.
- The milestone bolsters Durant's legacy as an elite scorer, with a career scoring average of 21 and a season average of 25.7, highlighting his sustained output.
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Durant passes Jordan, then Thompson tips in the winner in Rockets' 123-122 victory over Heat
Kevin Durant scored 27 points to move past Michael Jordan for fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list and Amen Thompson had a tip-in at the buzzer to lift the Houston Rockets to a 123-122 win over the Miami Heat.
NBA Announces Major Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan News
Kevin Durant has passed Michael Jordan on the NBA all-time scoring list, with the NBA announcing on March 21 that the Houston Rockets star in fifth place at 32,293 career points. That moved Durant ahead of Jordan’s 32,292 and into another historic tier as one of the league’s greatest scorers ever. The timing mattered because Durant entered Saturday needing 26 points to pass Jordan, making the milestone one of the night’s biggest storylines for H…
Too bad you have to give things so that in one or two games Kevin Durant hasn't become the fifth best scorer of all time surpassing Michael Jordan. The figure to beat is the 32,292 with which 'Air' closed his career. 'Durantula' is 26 points away from that milestone which supposes that in the next match he could already beat it, although the normal would be in two.
Kevin Durant scored 27 points to beat Michael Jordan and rank fifth on the NBA's historical score list, and Amen Thompson hit the horn on Saturday night to give the Houston Rockets a 123-122 victory over the Miami Heat.
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